Jacob Gade
Jacob Thune Hansen Gade (born November 29, 1879 in Vejle , Denmark ; † February 20, 1963 in Torø Huse, Assens municipality on the island of Funen ) was a Danish violinist and composer of mainly popular orchestral music.
Today he is known almost exclusively for his play Jalousie , which premiered on September 14, 1925 ( “Jalousie”, French for “jealousy”, is also pronounced in English Jealousy and sometimes spelled like this or Jealousie ). The tango , which he wrote to accompany a silent film when he headed the Palads Teater orchestra , became an international hit and has been used in more than a hundred talkies to date, including Death on the Nile . Texts for the blinds were written in many languages. The royalties on this composition enabled Gade to devote himself entirely to composing for the rest of his life. In 1943 he retired to the village of Torø Huse on the western edge of the island of Funen, where he died in 1963.
Today the money goes to a foundation for young musicians.
Discography
- Christian Westergaard: Waltzes, Tangos and Film Music , 2010 Dacapo 8.226057 (Naxos)
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacob Gade in the catalog of the German National Library
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gade, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gade, Jacob Thune Hansen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vejle , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th February 1963 |
| Place of death | Torø Huse, Assens Municipality , Funen , Denmark |